Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 April 1862

by Jeffrey J. Gudmens

A staff ride to a major battlefield is an excellent tool for the historical education of members of the Armed Forces. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has been conducting staff rides since the 1900s. Captain Arthur L. Wagner was an instructor at Fort Leavenworth in the 1890s, and he believed an officer's education had become too far removed from the reality of war. He pondered how to get the experience of combat to officers who had only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505856647
• ISBN13: 9781505856644
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"